Question 1

The information-processing approach to analyzing cognitive functioning stresses all but which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  attention 
B)  retrieval 
C)  reinforcement 
D)  storage 
A)  attention 
B)  retrieval 
C)  reinforcement 
D)  storage C

Question 2

How is information organized in long-term memory?

Accepted Answer

Many cognitive psychologists believe that information is organized in long-term memory in the form of schemata, which are abstract structures of information. They are abstract because they summarize information about many different instances of something and are structured because they represent how relevant informational components are interrelated.

Question 3

Which of the following represents the proper sequence of cognitive processes that occur as we process information?

Accepted Answer

A)  attention, recognition, transformation, storage, retrieval 
B)  perception, attention, recognition, transformation, retrieval 
C)  attention, transformation, recognition, storage, retrieval 
D)  perception, attention, recognition, storage, retrieval 
A)  attention, recognition, transformation, storage, retrieval 
B)  perception, attention, recognition, transformation, retrieval 
C)  attention, transformation, recognition, storage, retrieval 
D)  perception, attention, recognition, storage, retrieval A

Question 4

After information is attended to, it moves into working memory, which has the capacity to hold __________ bits of __________ information for about twenty seconds.

Accepted Answer

A)  ten; organized 
B)  four; encoded 
C)  seven; unrelated 
D)  eleven; recognized 
A)  ten; organized 
B)  four; encoded 
C)  seven; unrelated 
D)  eleven; recognized

Question 5

Information already stored in long-term memory

Accepted Answer

A)  creates pathways to the sensory register. 
B)  allows short-term memory to be bypassed in information processing. 
C)  influences what we attend to and find meaningful. 
D)  allows us to memorize automatically what is in the sensory register. 
A)  creates pathways to the sensory register. 
B)  allows short-term memory to be bypassed in information processing. 
C)  influences what we attend to and find meaningful. 
D)  allows us to memorize automatically what is in the sensory register.

Question 6

Tell whether it is possible to improve a student's attention span and defend your answer.

Accepted Answer

It is possible to increase a s

Question 7

If you were required to help your students learn the capitals of all fifty states, the best approach to follow would be to

Accepted Answer

A)  have them work at the task for an hour every Monday morning. 
B)  divide the states into groups of five and have them study a group during fifteen-minute periods spread out through the week. 
C)  organize the states into geographic areas and have students learn all the capitals in one part of the country before going on to those in the next. 
D)  put a map on the wall and have students put pins in each state as they memorize each capital. 
A)  have them work at the task for an hour every Monday morning. 
B)  divide the states into groups of five and have them study a group during fifteen-minute periods spread out through the week. 
C)  organize the states into geographic areas and have students learn all the capitals in one part of the country before going on to those in the next. 
D)  put a map on the wall and have students put pins in each state as they memorize each capital.

Question 8

Information held in long-term memory has the effect of

Accepted Answer

A)  influencing what we selectively perceive and find meaningful. 
B)  allowing us to automatically memorize what is in the sensory register. 
C)  creating pathways to the sensory register. 
D)  allowing short-term memory to be bypassed in information processing. 
A)  influencing what we selectively perceive and find meaningful. 
B)  allowing us to automatically memorize what is in the sensory register. 
C)  creating pathways to the sensory register. 
D)  allowing short-term memory to be bypassed in information processing.

Question 9

Briefly describe the role that recognition plays in information processing.

Accepted Answer

Recognition is noting familiar features

Question 10

Explain the relative merits of distributed versus massed practice.

Accepted Answer

Distributed practice involves breaking t

Question 11

Bringing a juggling clown into your eighth-grade classroom to aid you in teaching some elementary physics concepts

Accepted Answer

A)  probably won't work, since students will be too excited to learn. 
B)  will work if the clown has a good command of physics. 
C)  may work well, since unpredictable changes or unusual events often command a child's attention. 
D)  will probably have no effect on whether students learn the physics concepts. 
A)  probably won't work, since students will be too excited to learn. 
B)  will work if the clown has a good command of physics. 
C)  may work well, since unpredictable changes or unusual events often command a child's attention. 
D)  will probably have no effect on whether students learn the physics concepts.

Question 12

Remembering an important date in history because it is the same date as your father's birthday is an effective type of learning because

Accepted Answer

A)  the date is firmly established in short-term memory. 
B)  the new information is associated with something you already know. 
C)  it is a type of maintenance rehearsal that enhances learning. 
D)  this kind of chunking always makes memorizing dates easier. 
A)  the date is firmly established in short-term memory. 
B)  the new information is associated with something you already know. 
C)  it is a type of maintenance rehearsal that enhances learning. 
D)  this kind of chunking always makes memorizing dates easier.

Question 13

Describe how organization aids learning.

Accepted Answer

Information to be learned is frequently

Question 14

The serial position effect is most likely to operate for which of the following types of material?

Accepted Answer

A)  a list of spelling words 
B)  an algebraic formula 
C)  a geometric proof 
D)  a biological concept 
A)  a list of spelling words 
B)  an algebraic formula 
C)  a geometric proof 
D)  a biological concept

Question 15

Explain what metacognition is. What educational implications does this concept have?

Accepted Answer

Metacognition is knowledge about how we

Question 16

Describe metacognition briefly and provide an example of metacognitive processing.

Accepted Answer

Metacognition is our knowledge of how we

Question 17

As you read this question, you will choose an answer that you decide is correct by relating the question to information already stored in your long-term memory. The mental process taking place as you do this can best be explained by which of the following concepts?

Accepted Answer

A)  attention 
B)  chunking 
C)  rehearsal 
D)  recognition 
A)  attention 
B)  chunking 
C)  rehearsal 
D)  recognition

Question 18

Research has shown that the attention span of school-age children

Accepted Answer

A)  is inherently limited to short periods of time and small amounts of information. 
B)  is related to their intelligence. 
C)  can be increased up to the age of seven, but not thereafter. 
D)  can be increased with practice at any age. 
A)  is inherently limited to short periods of time and small amounts of information. 
B)  is related to their intelligence. 
C)  can be increased up to the age of seven, but not thereafter. 
D)  can be increased with practice at any age.

Question 19

The sensory register

Accepted Answer

A)  holds up to seven bits of information for a brief time period. 
B)  registers stimuli very briefly while we decide if they will be processed further. 
C)  is essentially the same as working memory. 
D)  registers sense impressions in more or less permanent form. 
A)  holds up to seven bits of information for a brief time period. 
B)  registers stimuli very briefly while we decide if they will be processed further. 
C)  is essentially the same as working memory. 
D)  registers sense impressions in more or less permanent form.

Question 20

Repeating the punch line of a joke over and over to yourself while trying to find pencil and paper to write it down is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  rote rehearsal. 
B)  elaborative rehearsal. 
C)  maintenance rehearsal. 
D)  chunking. 
A)  rote rehearsal. 
B)  elaborative rehearsal. 
C)  maintenance rehearsal. 
D)  chunking.

The information-processing approach to analyzing cognitive functioning stresses all but which one of the following?

How is information organized in long-term memory?

Which of the following represents the proper sequence of cognitive processes that occur as we process information?

After information is attended to, it moves into working memory, which has the capacity to hold bits of information for about twenty seconds.

Information already stored in long-term memory

Tell whether it is possible to improve a student's attention span and defend your answer.

If you were required to help your students learn the capitals of all fifty states, the best approach to follow would be to

Information held in long-term memory has the effect of

Briefly describe the role that recognition plays in information processing.

Explain the relative merits of distributed versus massed practice.

Bringing a juggling clown into your eighth-grade classroom to aid you in teaching some elementary physics concepts

Remembering an important date in history because it is the same date as your father's birthday is an effective type of learning because

Describe how organization aids learning.

The serial position effect is most likely to operate for which of the following types of material?

Explain what metacognition is. What educational implications does this concept have?

Describe metacognition briefly and provide an example of metacognitive processing.

As you read this question, you will choose an answer that you decide is correct by relating the question to information already stored in your long-term memory. The mental process taking place as you do this can best be explained by which of the following concepts?

Research has shown that the attention span of school-age children

The sensory register

Repeating the punch line of a joke over and over to yourself while trying to find pencil and paper to write it down is an example of

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Age-Level Characteristics

Understanding Student Differences

Addressing Cultural and Socioeconomic Diversity

Accommodating Student Variability

Behavioral Learning Theory: Operant Conditioning

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Motivation and Perceptions of Self

Classroom Management

Approaches to Instruction

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Exam 8: Information-Processing Theory

The information-processing approach to analyzing cognitive functioning stresses all but which one of the following?

How is information organized in long-term memory?

Which of the following represents the proper sequence of cognitive processes that occur as we process information?

After information is attended to, it moves into working memory, which has the capacity to hold __________ bits of __________ information for about twenty seconds.

Information already stored in long-term memory

Tell whether it is possible to improve a student's attention span and defend your answer.

If you were required to help your students learn the capitals of all fifty states, the best approach to follow would be to

Information held in long-term memory has the effect of

Briefly describe the role that recognition plays in information processing.

Explain the relative merits of distributed versus massed practice.

Bringing a juggling clown into your eighth-grade classroom to aid you in teaching some elementary physics concepts

Remembering an important date in history because it is the same date as your father's birthday is an effective type of learning because

Describe how organization aids learning.

The serial position effect is most likely to operate for which of the following types of material?

Explain what metacognition is. What educational implications does this concept have?

Describe metacognition briefly and provide an example of metacognitive processing.

As you read this question, you will choose an answer that you decide is correct by relating the question to information already stored in your long-term memory. The mental process taking place as you do this can best be explained by which of the following concepts?

Research has shown that the attention span of school-age children

The sensory register

Repeating the punch line of a joke over and over to yourself while trying to find pencil and paper to write it down is an example of

Applying Psychology to Teaching

Theories of Psychosocial and Cognitive Development

Age-Level Characteristics

Understanding Student Differences

Addressing Cultural and Socioeconomic Diversity

Accommodating Student Variability

Behavioral Learning Theory: Operant Conditioning

Social Cognitive Theory

Constructivist Learning Theory, Problem Solving, and Transfer

Motivation and Perceptions of Self

Classroom Management

Approaches to Instruction

Assessment of Classroom Learning

Understanding Standardized Assessment

Filters

After information is attended to, it moves into working memory, which has the capacity to hold bits of information for about twenty seconds.